Farewell, Shyam Babu

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Shyam
Benegal,
the
shining
beacon
of
Indian
cinema,
was
laid
to
rest
on
Tuesday,
December
24,
2024.
around
3
pm
with
full
state
honours
and
a
three-gun
salute
at
Shivaji
Park,
central
Mumbai.

Benegal
had
celebrated
his
90th
birthday
10
days
ago,
on
December
14.

Members
of
the
film
industry
and
friends
arrived
to
bid
an
emotional
farewell.

IMAGE:
Ila
Arun,
who
was
a
regular
in
Benegal’s
films,
mourns
with
the
family.
She
said,
“We
feel
orphaned
without
Shyambabu.
The
golden
age
he
brought
in
the
film
industry
will
never
come
back.”

Photograph:
Hemantkumar
Shivsharan/Rediff.com

IMAGE:
Javed
Akhtar
represented
his
wife
Shabana
Azmi
at
the
funeral,
as
she
is
currently
out
of
town.
Shabana
marked
her
acting
debut
in
Benegal’s

Ankur,
for
which
she
won
the
National
Award
for
Best
Actress.
The
duo
went
on
to
work
in
many
more
films,
including

Nishant
and

Mandi.

Photograph:
Hemantkumar
Shivsharan/Rediff.com

IMAGE:
Film
folk
say
their
last
goodbyes
to
a
movie
giant.

Photograph:
Sahil
Salvi

IMAGE:
Benegal
was
cremated
with
a
three-gun
salute
and
full
state
honours.

Photograph:
Sahil
Salvi

IMAGE:
A
last
salute.

Photograph:
Sahil
Salvi

IMAGE:
The
mortal
remains
were
reportedly
brought
in
by
the
grieving
family
members.

Photograph:
Sahil
Salvi

IMAGE:
Naseeruddin
Shah,
who
worked
with
Benegal
on
several
films
like

Nishant,
Manthan,
and

Bhumika,
arrived
to
bid
goodbye
to
the
film-maker.

Photograph:
Hemantkumar
Shivsharan/Rediff.com

IMAGE:
Govind
Nihalani,
who
collaborated
frequently
with
Benegal,
paid
his
last
respects
at
the
crematorium.
Nihalani,
who
celebrated
his
84th
birthday
on
December
19,
considered
Benegal
as
one
of
his
mentors
in
the
film
industry.

Photograph:
Hemantkumar
Shivsharan/Rediff.com

IMAGE:
Hansal
Mehta
with
his

Gandhi
actors
Pratik
Gandhi
and
his
wife
Bhamini
Oza.

Photograph:
Hemantkumar
Shivsharan/Rediff.com

IMAGE:
Shreyas
Talpade
worked
with
Benegal
in
the
2008
social
comedy

Welcome
to
Sajjanpur.
The
actor
told
the
media
that

Welcome
to
Sajjanpur
remains
his
best
shooting
experience.

Photograph:
Hemantkumar
Shivsharan/Rediff.com

IMAGE:
Film
Producer
Ronnie
Screwwala
and
Boman
Irani.
Irani
worked
with
Benegal
in
his
2009
social
comedy

Well
Done
Abba.

Photograph:
Hemantkumar
Shivsharan/Rediff.com

IMAGE:
Minissha
Lamba
played
a
lead
role
in
Benegal’s

Well
Done
Abba.

Photograph:
Hemantkumar
Shivsharan/Rediff.com

IMAGE:
Varun
Badola
and
Rajeshwari
Sachdev.
Rajeshwari
worked
with
Benegal
in
his
1996
film

Sardari
Begum
and

Hari
Bhari.

Photograph:
Hemantkumar
Shivsharan/Rediff.com

IMAGE:
Naseeruddin
Shah’s
younger
son
Vivaan
Shah.

Photograph:
Hemantkumar
Shivsharan/Rediff.com

IMAGE:
Tannishtha
Chatterjee
had
collaborated
with
Shyam
Benegal
on

Netaji
Subhas
Chandra
Bose:
The
Forgotten
Hero.

Photograph:
Hemantkumar
Shivsharan/Rediff.com

IMAGE:
Kulbhushan
Kharbanda
worked
extensively
with
Benegal
on
films
such
as

Bhumika,
Junoon,
Kalyug
and

Susman.

Photograph:
Hemantkumar
Shivsharan/Rediff.com

IMAGE:
Ila
Arun
with
Pallavi
Joshi.

Photograph:
Hemantkumar
Shivsharan/Rediff.com

IMAGE:
Dalip
Tahil
worked
with
Benegal
on
his
1985
film,

Trikal.

Photograph:
Hemantkumar
Shivsharan/Rediff.com

IMAGE:
Rajit
Kapoor
worked
with
Benegal
on

Mammo,
Sardari
Begum,
Hari-Bhari
and

Zubeidaa.

Photograph:
Hemantkumar
Shivsharan/Rediff.com

IMAGE:
Divya
Dutta
worked
with
Benegal
on

Netaji
Subhas
Chandra
Bose:
The
Forgotten
Hero
and

Welcome
to
Sajjanpur.

Photograph:
Hemantkumar
Shivsharan/Rediff.com

IMAGE:
Actor
Anang
Desai.

Photograph:
Hemantkumar
Shivsharan/Rediff.com

IMAGE:
Sachin
Khedekar
played
the
titular
role
in
Benegal’s
2005
film

Netaji
Subhas
Chandra
Bose:
The
Forgotten
Hero.

Photograph:
Hemantkumar
Shivsharan/Rediff.com

IMAGE:
Actor
and
Casting
Director
Dolly
Thakore.

Photograph:
Hemantkumar
Shivsharan/Rediff.com

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